Serving Jesus in Partnership with You!
From Africa to Asia, from Europe to Australia, and from the Americas to the Middle East, Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) is coming alongside and helping local church ministries to grow, thrive and multiply. Here's an example: SOUTHEAST ASIA— A staff member with Global Church Movements—the church-planting arm of Cru®—showed the JESUS film to a …
Continue reading "For Esther, Coming to Christ Was Not Enough. Why?"
Stories from film and church planting teams come in from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Americas and the Middle East every month. They tell of how our God is moving and drawing people to Himself. Here's one from rural Africa. There’s a remote village in Africa where an ancient tree stood, the locals regarded …
This month I thought I would share a classic outdoor film showing story. It comes from a report I just received from Ghana in West Africa. "At Puebla in the Upper West Region, the night of the Jesus Film show was filled with anticipation and hope. As the film concluded, an unexpected figure emerged from the shadows—a …
Continue reading "Young man struggling, finds hope, and finds his way…"
A few days ago my colleague, Tom Terry [JFP's Global Broadcasting Coordinator] shared some early results for our Easter TV and Radio broadcasting. He shared with me what God did; you prayed and God opened doors. "For Easter 2024, I was asking the Lord for 40 stations and 120 million views. Instead, He gave us 76 stations. That’s the highest number …
In restricted and even closed areas of the world, initiating a connection with people through humanitarian or ‘compassionate care’ is often the only way to begin the process of reaching for Christ. It could be through an immediate need like food and medical care, or something more sustainable like supplying reading glasses or providing a …
Continue reading "Love Through Caring, Opens Doors for Sharing Jesus"
Over the course of fall I had asked for prayer for several video projects. One was a “Year-end report,” from our Executive Director, Josh Newell and wife, Holly. Yours truly wrote the script, Holly refined it and Jeff Murphy recorded and edited it. It was a team effort! Please take a moment to watch and …
How are you experiencing the presence of the Son who came from the Father this Christmas? How are you experiencing "grace" from the Father and the Son? How are you experiencing "truth" from the Father and the Son?
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessilonians 5 (NIV) As November is the month with a special emphasis on expressing gratitude to God for Hisblessings, I have begun to reflect on Psalms 92 and 100. Both are good starting places though Psalm 100 is …
Thank you for praying for my recent Guatemala mission trip. It was a good, full eight days of service and outreach. The team did everything from painting a wall at a Christian school (Xela), to clearing trees and brush for a new fence and putting in a cement driveway at an orphanage. The team, all …
According to East-West Ministries about 3.155 billion of the world's 7.888 billion have not only never heard, but the don't even have access to hear. What are two things you can do about this? What could you do this week? This month? Pray? Give? Go? It could be something you could do in your own …
Continue reading "Haven’t most people heard the the good news, at least once?"
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